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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Billy Joe Burd, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Schwieterman, West Chester, OH (US);
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A swivel joint assembly, preferably having a full range of rotational movement, can include a body pipe and a cooperating tail pipe that fit together for form a fluid passage. A sealing element and rotational assist mechanism can be interposed between the interior surface of the body pipe and the exterior surface of the cooperating tail pipe. An electrical connector, such as a spring plunger, can extend through the bore hole in the body pipe and has a first portion in effective electrical communication with the body pipe and a second portion in effective electrical communication with the tail pipe.